Samsung Unpacked 2016 in 60 Seconds

Samsung, the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer came ready to conquer the world’s largest mobile event Mobile World Congress happening here in Barcelona from February 22 to 25.

At a special event held a day before the official start of MWC 2016, the Korean tech giant crammed the unpacking of two new smartphones, a new 360 degree camera, and an appearance from a very special surprise guest into a 1 hour show.

Don’t have all the time in the world? Here are the highlights from Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2016 in 60 seconds.

LG G5 Hands-On

LG puts the fun back in function with the announcement of its latest flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress, the LG G5. It has everything a 2016 flagship is expected to have: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, Quick Charge 3.0 that promises 83% of battery after 30 minutes of charging, a fingerprint scanner, quad HD display, USB Type C, Android Marshmallow, and great cameras.

Sony Xperia X Hands-On

In a surprise announcement at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Sony said goodbye to its top of the line Xperia Z smartphone, unveiling in its place a trio of new smartphones collectively referred to as Xperia X.

Specs-wise the new Xperia X line isn’t going to be the most high end smartphone release of 2016 but Sony’s left just enough for the phones to be desirable.(more…)

Sony Xperia’s Reality

It’s been a full month since the biggest tech coverage of my life to date. Having finished Legal Management in college, and then eventually making a career in Creatives, never did I think I’d be in Spain, as a journalist, covering one of the world’s biggest tech events.